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Monday 27 March 2023 Dublin: 6°C

# Old Bailey

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# London
Woman convicted of murdering father who had MS
Brian and Claire Darbyshire had lived together reclusively for a number of years.
# London
Mother found guilty of the manslaughter of her two-month-old baby
The body of the child has not been found.
# London
Woman sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing convicted paedophile
Michael Pleasted, the woman’s neighbour, had served as long as six years in prison.
# Courts
UK doctor and two nurses charged with manslaughter of woman who travelled from Ireland for abortion
The 32-year-old woman was 22 weeks pregnant when she died after suffering post-surgery complications.
# Old Bailey
Man sentenced to 14 years after killing Irishman with a brick in the street
The pair were strangers who became involved in an altercation.
# Phone Hacking
Andy Coulson found guilty but Rebekah Brooks cleared at phone hacking trial
The trial at the Old Bailey in London had lasted 8 months.
# lee rigby
Man who hacked British soldier to death sentenced to life in prison
Michael Adebolajo and his accomplice Michael Adebowale – also sentenced today – were dragged from the dock after screaming at the judge during sentencing.
# News Of The World
I hacked Daniel Craig's phone, says journalist
A former News of the World journalist said he used phone hacking to find out about an affair between Daniel Craig and Sienna Miller.
# lee rigby
Man accused of Lee Rigby murder “loves” Al Qaeda: “They’re my brothers”
Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale are accused of murdering 25-year-old soldier Lee Rigby with knives and a machete.
# lee rigby
Men accused of killing Lee Rigby in Woolwich plead 'not guilty'
Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo appeared in court, by videolink, today.
# The Troubles
Boston College tapes: transcripts of Dolours Price interview to be handed to PSNI
PSNI detectives investigating the kidnapping and murder of mother-of-ten Jean McConville in 1972 have fought for the tapes for a number of years.
# Courts
Man due in court over IRA murder of four British soldiers at Hyde Park
John Downey was arrested at Gatwick Airport last week and is due before the court later today.
# evening fix
The Evening Fix... now with added curse words
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
# Manslaughter
Briton jailed for killing Australian with punch
A former boxer was jailed for seven years for killing a stranger with one punch in a dispute outside a London pub.
# tia sharp
Provisional trial date set for Tia Sharp murder case
Stuart Hazell has appeared at the Old Bailey in London via video link.
# tia sharp
Tia Sharp investigation: Police consider theory she was smothered
A post-mortem examination is set to continue this week following the discovery of the schoolgirl’s body in her grandmother’s loft last Friday.
# tia sharp
Stuart Hazell to go forward for trial charged with murder of Tia Sharp
The body of the 12-year-old was found in her grandmother’s house on Friday night. Hazell is her grandmother’s partner.
# Murder
Couple jailed for life over 'witchcraft' murder
A woman and her boyfriend have been sentenced for the “sadistic” killing of her 15-year-old brother, who the couple had accused of practising witchcraft.
# Witchcraft
Couple convicted in 'witchcraft' murder trial
A young woman and her boyfriend have been convicted of murdering her brother, 15, who suffered over 100 injuries before he drowned on Christmas Day 2010.
# Witchcraft
Couple on trial in London for murdering teenager over 'witchcraft' claims
The two 28-year-olds are accused of murdering their young relative who was spending Christmas 2010 with them.
# Stephen Lawrence
Stephen Lawrence murderers sentenced to 14 years, 15 years in prison
Gary Dobson and David Norris were convicted of the 1993 racist murder of 18-year-old Lawrence in London yesterday.
# Racism
Two guilty of racist 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence
The black teenager was stabbed to death in 1993 by a white gang apparently motivated by little bit his skin colour.
# Stephen Lawrence
Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry begins
Two men deny murdering Stephen Lawrence, who was stabbed to death in London in 1993.
# UK
Woman jailed after killing son with bleach
Court heard that although Satpal Kaur Singh was struggling to cope with caring for her autistic son, she was “allowed to resist help”.